Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center
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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center
Transitioning to outpatient care center 
By SARA FURLONG  news@bradfordera.com  
February 17, 2026
(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...
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The year of the independent
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The year of the independent
By ADAM BRANDON RealClearPolitics 
Feb 18, 2026
Nearly half of Americans now refuse to identify as either Democrat or Republican. According to a recent Gallup poll, independents make up a record 45%...
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Can you hear me now?
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Can you hear me now?
Feb 18, 2026
No matter how far smartphone addiction spreads in America, it’s still impossible to keep texting from the grave. Yet state spending records say otherw...
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Lax fraud enforcement in Pennsylvania
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Lax fraud enforcement in Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 2026
Pennsylvania’s state government has reduced its investigation of serious financial crime, leaving Keystone State residents more vulnerable to fraudste...
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Welfare dollars are being wasted
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Welfare dollars are being wasted
Feb 17, 2026
All too frequently government programs for sympathetic causes are plagued by high levels of fraud. Consider Minnesota. Thieves systematically ripped o...
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Obamacare didn’t lower costs; time for better approach?
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Obamacare didn’t lower costs; time for better approach?
By NATHAN BENEFIELD RealClearPennsylvania 
Feb 17, 2026
After more than a decade dealing with the so-called Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”), Americans are still struggling with rising health care cost...
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Who’s to blame for an unfair US economy?
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Who’s to blame for an unfair US economy?
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Feb 16, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Billionaires are now Public Enemy No. 1 in America. Majorities of voters, in both parties, think the gap between the rich and poor is...
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Why America needs a drone force
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Why America needs a drone force
By WILLIAM J. ROTHWELL Centre Daily Times 
Feb 15, 2026
STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — When the United States created the Space Force in 2019, it acknowledged a simple truth: new domains of warfare require new insti...
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Other Voices: The price for our nation
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Other Voices: The price for our nation
Feb 13, 2026
Growing up, “do the right thing” was always emphasized because little eyes were watching. Whatever happened to that concept? Our forefathers knew the ...
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Real progress on regulatory reform
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Real progress on regulatory reform
Feb 13, 2026
President Donald Trump ran on a platform that included downsizing the bloated federal administrative state. He has more than delivered. In January 202...
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Raising a family in Pa. feels harder than it should
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Raising a family in Pa. feels harder than it should
By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Feb 13, 2026
Wherever parents congregate, you hear the same thing. The refrain can be heard at school pickup lines, church basements, birthday parties, and at yout...
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Think energy is expensive now? Wait until 2029
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Think energy is expensive now? Wait until 2029
By DANIEL J. WEAVER 
Feb 13, 2026
The energy statistics in the United States have not changed: Pennsylvania remains the second-largest producer of natural gas in the country. If the Ap...
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Securing a healthier future through generic drugs
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Securing a healthier future through generic drugs
By SEN. RICK SCOTT RealClearPolitics 
Feb 12, 2026
Last year, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging launched a bipartisan effort to expose the public health and national security risks America’s o...
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Use a subtle hand on election law
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Use a subtle hand on election law
Feb 12, 2026
Five years after Democrats pushed to nationalize election law, they’re up in arms that Republican President Donald Trump is talking about nationalizin...
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